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Fintech Maslow banks $410,000 in crowdfunding raise that sets the standard for social impact investment

Startup Daily - May 17, 2024 3 MIN READ

Social impact startup Maslow has raised $409,676 in a crowd-sourced funding (CSF) campaign from 288 investors, including many other founders in the impact space. Investors included Brendan Doggert, country manager of Sharesies, Youpay founder Matt Holme, former ZeroCo CMO Glen Cassidy, Future Super cofounders Kirstin Hunter and Adam Verwey, Doone Roisin of Female Startup Club,… Read more »

Humanitix cofounder Adam McCurdie presents The Life You Can Save director of philanthropy Louise Pfeiffer and co-CEO Andrea La Mesa with a $4 million donation, alongside his cofounder Josh Ross and ethicist and philosopher Peter Singer.

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Why Humanitix is one of Australia’s very best startups

Simon Thomsen - May 13, 2024 2 MIN READ

Making a profit is atypical of most startups. Making substantial profits then giving them all away is next level. Which is what ticketing startup Humanitix does, donating 100% of its profits to charity. The Sydney-based online ticketing platform is backed by tech giants Google and Atlassian, and in just six years, the social impact startup… Read more »

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Brisbane impact incubator White Box Enterprises raises $12 million to launch social enterprises

Simon Thomsen - November 22, 2023 3 MIN READ

Social enterprise incubator White Box Enterprises has secured $12 million from impact investors and philanthropists to develop startups helping disadvantaged people in regional communities. The raise has been a two-year labour of love for White Box CEO, Luke Terry, who set a $13 million goal. Most of the capital, 75%, came from 13 impact investors,… Read more »

Business

Airtasker is backing a new coworking office for social impact startups at Tank Stream Labs

Startup Daily - May 25, 2023 2 MIN READ

Sydney coworking community and service provider Tank Stream Labs has opened a new CBD office for dedicated to social impact companies, with support from ASX-listed jobs marketplace Airtasker. The partnership means Tank Stream Labs can offer even more affordable office space to social impact companies making a positive impact in their communities, environment, and other… Read more »

Women in Tech

Banksia Academy raises $170,000 for advice hub to help women rebuild from domestic violence

Simon Thomsen - October 12, 2022 2 MIN READ

A quarter of Australian women having experienced domestic or family violence. So the founder of tech startup Scriibed, Melanie Greblo, decided to do her bit to help, launching Banksia Academy, a first-of-its-kind virtual hub to help women achieve long-term financial independence through training, education, employment pathways, and support. The not-for-profit platform opens its virtual doors… Read more »

Fishburners

Entries for the Fishburners Tech for Good Awards are now open

Simon Thomsen - May 18, 2022 2 MIN READ

Startup hub Fishburners has opened entries for its Tech for Good Awards, designed to promote startups harnessing technology to help solve some of the biggest challenges faced by people and the planet. The awards feature seven categories, with reach winner receiving a $5,000 cash prize. The winner of the Tech For Good Excellence Award will… Read more »

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Thankyou co-founder Daniel Flynn says current attempts to end poverty do more harm than good

Simon Thomsen - April 4, 2022 2 MIN READ

Social enterprise Thankyou is tackling a new issue that strikes at the heart of its own existence Launched in 2008 to alleviate poverty, the business has since donated $17 million to organisations around the world fighting against global poverty. But co-founder Daniel Flynn said that one thing he’s learnt over the last 14 years is… Read more »

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Legendary Adelaide startup supporter Moira Were was honoured in the coolest way at _Southstart

Simon Thomsen - March 18, 2022 3 MIN READ

Startup founders often talk about emerging from stealth mode, but it’s rare to see it used on someone within the ecosytem. But that’s what happened last week at the Impact Summit at _SOUTHSTART in Adelaide, when a group of supporters of local legend Moira Were announced they’d being raising funds to continue her work supporting the… Read more »

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Envato pledges $25,000 to Smiling Mind campaign

Startup Daily - January 4, 2022 < 1 MIN READ

The Envato Foundation has pledged to match donations up to a total of $25,000 as part of Smiling Mind’s annual giving campaign. Smiling Mind is a non-for-profit app-based meditation program developed by psychologists and educators to help make mindfulness and mental health support more accessible for Australians of all ages. The Envato Foundation had previously… Read more »

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4 ways startups can use AI to make a real social impact, right now

Sally Webb - September 24, 2021 4 MIN READ

The possibilities of artificial intelligence are endless, but what’s the point if the social impact isn’t positive? In northern Canada, translator apps are helping researchers preserve a threatened Inuit language and connecting the remote communities that still speak it. In London, developers are working to make object recognition more personal for blind and low-vision individuals,… Read more »

Funding

Mike Cannon-Brookes backs $41.5 million raise for social impact startup Who Gives a Crap

Simon Thomsen - September 14, 2021 2 MIN READ

Sports stars and startup founders have rallied behind Melbourne impact venture Who Gives a Crap in a $14.5 million raise. The round was led by European family-owned impact investor Verlinvest, which also backed Swedish milk alternative Oatly. Executive director Raphael Thiolon will joining the Who Gives A Crap board. Also joining the raise were Grok… Read more »

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How a t-shirt from Atlassian led social impact startup Humanitix to join one of the world’s biggest charity movements, Pledge 1%

Simon Thomsen - November 12, 2020 3 MIN READ

Sometimes it’s all about the swag. Humanitix co-founder Joshua Ross was at an Atlassian charity event when he was handed a Pledge 1% t-shirt. “We were there to ask Atlassian staff for help hiring our first Chief Technology Officer – a few of the senior Atlassian developers kindly offered to do technical interviews for our… Read more »

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Here are the 8 startups going into the Social Impact Hub’s new scaling accelerator

Simon Thomsen - July 15, 2020 2 MIN READ

Sydney-based Social Impact Hub has selected eight startups to be part of the first cohort in its new Scaling Impact accelerator program. Social Impact Hub founder and director Jessica Roth said the focused on selecting those enterprises that have strong business models, operating in resilient sectors and we chosen from more than 70 applications. “They… Read more »

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ygap to launch Polished Man accelerator to support ventures working to end violence against children

Gina Baldassarre - October 30, 2018 2 MIN READ

An initiative of ygap, the funds collected through the Polished Man campaign are dedicated to trauma prevention and trauma recovery programs for children who are at risk of, or have suffered, violence.

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Melbourne startup Socialsuite helps organisations measure their social impact and secure further funding

Gina Baldassarre - February 8, 2018 3 MIN READ

Melbourne’s Socialsuite has developed a platform that works to help social organisations gather data around their work and in turn analyse it to measure impact.

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